ProTakeoff

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Desktop construction takeoff and estimating software for contractors -- measures PDF plans, compares revisions, auto-counts repeated symbols, builds reusable estimating templates, and exports bid data without requiring a cloud workflow.

3.2 /5 composite score

Transparent subscription pricing, MIT-licensed source code, and a genuinely local-first desktop workflow make this unusually accessible for small contractors, but there is no public API, CLI, MCP server, webhook surface, or documented downstream integration stack.

Solid

Rubric Scorecard

How we grade →

Criterion	Score	Evidence
Value for the price	4/5	Subscription, from $13 Source →
Agent Friendliness	1/5	API: none
Ease of adoption	4/5	desktop-install
Portability & lock-in	5/5	4 file formats, export: manual Source →
Interoperability	2/5	--

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How we verified this: we checked ProTakeoff against its live site and an independent source — github.com. Nothing on this page is listed from memory. See how we grade. Verified 2026-07-17.

Evidence

File formats

Format	Direction	Support
PDF	import	full
XLSX	export	partial -- Official site and pricing page describe Excel export.
CSV	export	full
PDF	export	full

Adoption

Deploymentdesktop-install

Implementation requirednone

Data export

Export mechanismmanual

Export scopeper-file

Pricing detail

TiersSolo ($13), Team ($76)

Sources

Pricing Formats Data export Changelog Reviews

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